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  1. Invasive Alien Plants and their Management in Africa

    Gordon Boy & Arne Witt Invasive Alien Species (IAS) pose one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, agriculture, sustainable economic development and human and animal health on this planet. As a result of increased global trade and travel, invasive species have established themselves on every continent – not...

  2. Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

    Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Agriculture and Horticulture are vital sciences as they suffice the very basic need of food for the Human beings. Qualitative and quantitative food can essentially be produced from healthy plants which in turn are produced only when their seedlings/sapplings are vigorous and healthy. Nursery is...

  3. Training of Trainers Manual on the Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Farm Machinery

    Jelle Van Loon and Mayling Flores Rojas This training of trainers (ToT) manual aims to provide insights into the operation, maintenance and basic repair of farm machinery. It provides an overview of the main concepts of equipment that can facilitate sustainable agriculture practices, with examples and guidelines on the topic. Its...

  4. Agroforestry in rice-production landscapes in Southeast Asia : a practical manual

    Wangpakapattanawong, Prasit ; Finlayson ; Oborn, Ingrid ; et al. 92 pp : ill. [ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ] This publication represents an output of work conducted on trees outside forests (TOF) as part of Regional Rice Initiative (RRI) Phase 2. It provides practical information on the status, benefits and techniques related the use of TOF in rice...
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  5. Tropical Tree Seed Manual

    JA Vozzo, Editor The Tropical Tree Seed Manual is a one-volume reference manual for students, technicians, and scientists that provides comprehensive, internationally compiled data about tropical trees. The emphasis is on species of the Americas; however, a number of tropical tree species from other countries are...

  6. Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services

    Denyse J. Snelder, et al. *Available for Download Only It is quite appropriate that the book draws from the experience in Asia. Asia is the cradle of agroforestry. The Asian experience of traditional agroforestry systems from shifting cultivation and taungya to homegardens and multistrata systems has paved the way for...

  7. Agrobioversity, School Gardens, and Healthy Diets

    by Hunter, D; Monville-Oro, E.; Burgos, B.; Rogel, C.N.; Calub, B.; Gonsalves, J. and Lauridsen, N. (eds.) This book critically assesses the role of agrobiodiversity in school gardens and its contribution to diversifying diets, promoting healthy eating habits and improving nutrition among schoolchildren as well as other benefits relating to climate change adaptation, ecoliteracy and greening school...

  8. Cities and Agriculture - Developing Resilient Urban Food Systems

    Edited by Henk de Zeeuw, Pay Drechsel As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which refl ect this challenge. This volume presents experience and evidence-based “state of the art”...

  9. Community Seed Banks: Concept and Practice - Facilitator Handbook (Updated Version)

    Vernooy, R., Sthapit, B. and Bessette, G. Over three decades, a number of international and national organizations have provided technical and financial support to community seed banks around the world. Only a few of these organizations have developed and published a practical guide about how they have offered this support. This...

  10. Food Environments: Where People Meet the Food System

    Food environments is a new concept and its relevance for a better understanding of food systems is still a matter of debate. Researchers have not yet reached a unique agreed-upon definition of food environments but they tend to converge towards a combination of external and personal factors...